Ants and termites are awesome. The organism analogy of an insect society is actually due to Eugene Marais (who studied termites). An interesting book of termit

Ants and termites are awesome. The organism analogy of an insect society is actually due to Eugene Marais (who studied termites). An interesting book of termites is Soul of the White Ant which you can find here: http://www.soilandhealth.org/03sov/0302hsted/030213marais/The%20Soul%20of%20the%20White%20Ant%20-%20Marais%20-%20Ch1-2.htm http://www.soilandhealth.org/03sov/0302hsted/030213marais/Th... It is pretty readable for a book that is >75 years old. Termites can have little fungal farms. They also have tunnels stretching down to the water table so that it can get water even in dry times.